Thoughts are relentless footsteps through my consciousness from the moment I wake up in the morning until I close my eyes at night. If I’m not careful, I can get stuck on a thought and start to create a reality based on that thought that simply is not real. Some thoughts create a warmth that can be delightful, like gratitude for the day or for precious relationships, or for my sacred space called home. But sometimes the thoughts are memories, painful ones that encroach on moments of joy. Sometimes the thoughts are plans for something that has yet to happen – a doctor’s appointment, grocery shopping, or a telephone conference. In each moment, the thoughts are not things; I cannot touch, see, taste or hear anything that would make thoughts real and concrete. Yet, I can easily give those thoughts attention and in an instant believe that a mere thought is a thing. When I make a thought a thing, I begin to believe something that is not true in the moment. I can become anxious or even depressed, disappointed or regretful. I can begin to label my experience connected to the thought, and become angry or frustrated. My thoughts literally take on a life of their own. Most of the time, thoughts just pass through the mind, but once and a while we allow ourselves to attach to a thought and out of fear or anticipation try to make it real. There’s an alternative to those attachments. We can just let the thoughts come and go, without becoming interested in making the thoughts things.
When we relax into the present moment, we allow thoughts to be just thoughts, and release the need for action. We can rest in the notion that thoughts can be precursors to action but thoughts are nothing but energy. We can rarely stop thinking, because the energy of the universe is abundant and continuous, flowing freely. When we breathe deeply in moments of silence, thoughts make a brief visit in our mind, and then disappear, as easily as they appear. Then there is no fear or panic or anxiety about the future or the past, because we live and breathe and have our being in the present moment.
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I agree. I have come to an understanding that thoughts are a living force. I also feel that the more aware I become the more I should control my thoughts. No, let me replace control with replace, or change. I feel that my thoughts is the way to a greater connection with the divine inflow of God or whatever someone choose to call it. I am also beginning to understand that thoughts are the unseen or what is within. I feel that you and I are saying some what the same thing but with a little bit of a twist.
Where do you think thoughts come from? Does it matter?
We compare this awareness, or God to the sea. So for me thoughts are the things that live within that sea. You have sharks, dolphins, killer whales, flounder, etc all living within that sea, and they are all looking for a way to express themselves. These living forces can only express themselves if I let them, by way of what I focus on. Thoughts don’t matter and they do matter, because what one focus on becomes reality. Is reality real? Well is awareness real? I choose to say yes to both and you create what’s real by your thoughts.
I like your thoughts! The wave and the sea ARE one. There is no place that Spirit is not, so thoughts come from Spirit, the abundant universe. We are continuously tapped in to the universe. Like a wave we are always one with spirit.
Thoughts are relentless and abundant, they come and they go. In the present moment only I remain, free of anxiety, fear. In the present moment I am still like deep waters and relaxation/muse comes over me and I am directed to my Highest Good. Nothing yet part of all things. Thank-You, your blog is making my journey much easier and I hope to become more mindful of these lessons.
The present moment is all we have. All else-past or future- has no chance of offering truth to us.
This reading is so timely for me. I just finished writing a response based upon a multitude of thoughts on a particular subject sent to be interpreted by some others. Oh, boy! What things am I producing?